Folding umbrella



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALLEN HARTMAN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

Application filed April 16,

My invention relates to improvements in umbrellas, and more particularly to umbrelor any other suitable place when not in use.

The invention has among its objects, the production of an umbrella of the kind described, which shall be simple in construction, sturdy, light, neat and attractive in appearance, easy and quick-acting in operation, without danger of getting the fingers,

caught in any of the operating parts, and

efficient and satisfactory for use wherever found applicable.

Many other objects and advantages of the construction herein shown and described, will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, from the disclosures herein given.

To this end, my invention consists in the novel arrangement, construction, and combination of parts herein shown and described, and uses mentioned, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding parts throughout the views,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal or vertical sectional View of my improved device, some of the parts being shown in elevation; and

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail view of the latch mechanism used.

In the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my in vention, there is shown an umbrella which may be used as the ordinary umbrella or parasol in the usual manner to protect the user from the elements, and when the need for such protection has passed, it is possible to so fold or collapse the various parts mak ing up the device so that the folded umbrella will occupy but a very small space as compared to the open or extended umbrella, and permit of the folded umbrella being stored or placed in any suitable container, such as the hand-luggage, trunk, drawer, etc.

The cane portion of the umbrella is preferably made in two or more sections 1 and 2, slidable one Within the other so that they may be telescoped relative to one another as indicated in dotted lines in the drawing,

- or may be extended to the elongated positions indicated in heavy lines thereon. The thinner cross-sectioned section of the handle 1928. Serial No. 270,175.

member 1, has the usual handle or grip element 3 fixed thereto at one end, this end being termed the lower end for the sake of convenience and clarity in this description. The section 1 is longitudinally slidable within the other section 2, there being means provided for preventing relative rotation be tween these sections during this sliding action, as for example by providing a guide or groovei in one of the said sections, as for example the section 1, and a lug, pin or other projection 5 on the other cooperating section, this projection being struck up from the metal itself as shown, if so desired. In order to maintain these cane sections adjustably fixed in either the extended or telescoped relation, a suitable latch member 6 may be provided, as shown.

- In Fig. 2, wherein the latch member is shown in enlarged detail,it will be noted that the same comprises an element somewhat in a bell-crank lever shape, pivoted intermediate its ends upon a suitable pin or hearing 7 one end of the element being pointed with an inwardly directed pin 8 adapted to selectively engage in either of a pair of apertures or detents provided at the upper and lower ends of the slidable section, the other end of the element being provided with an enlargement or button 9. A spring 10 may be provided so as to constantly urge said element into its detentengaging position. The upper and lower detents or apertures on the cane section 1 are indicated at 11 and 12 respectively.

The relatively stationary section 2 of the cane member is provided with a disk 13 fixed thereto in any suitable manner, as by welding orvthe like, this disk being dished (with the convex surface uppermost) and is provided with a circumferentially arranged and spaced series of openings or apertures 14.- adjacent the periphery thereof, said openings being radially elongated and of a width to slidably receive the cover-supporting ribs therethrough, as will be more clearly hereinafter described.

Slidably mounted upon the cane section 2 is a head block or sleeve member 15, said member preferably abutting against the disk 13 when at the uppermost point of its sliding travel. A pin 16 may be provided. on the block to extend inwardly and be slidably received within a longitudinal slot or guideway 17 provided through the wall of the cane section 2, to prevent relative rotation between the block and said cane section and also to act as a limit stop in both directions of travel of the block.

A latch member 6 like that previously de scribed between the cane sections, is provided between the cane section 2 and the slidable block 15, the pin portion 8 being selectively engageable within either of the apertures 18 and 19 provided adjacent the intermediate and lower end of the section 2, as shown.

it series of cover-supporting ribs or rib members R are hinged or pivoted at one end circumferentially spaced about the upper I end of the block 15, the block having vertical cut-out portions 20 of a size to receive the adjacent portions of these ribs when the latter are in their folded positions, will be hereinafter described. Each of these ribs extendsJupwardly and outwardly from its hinged end, promoting slidably through an aperture or opening l l of the cap or disk tions R, the hinge being indicated at 23.

"' cover e the umbrella is opened, the two cooperatin. ib sections form the full eover-supporti O rib sections for the cover 2%, said being stitched or otherwise suitably secured at two or more points and 26, to

. each rib section R", and if so desired the cover ti n, as indicated. in the is free of securement to the rib sections or It. es of stay rods or ribs S are arl to cooperate with the cover-supporting ribs, each of the stay rods being hinged at one end adjacent to the lower end of the block as 5227, and hinged at its other endintermediate tl e ends of the rib section B, as a; 28.

i fhen the umbrella is in its opened posilines of the drawing, the ribs it pro; through the openings of the disk, the upper surface of the ribs ngaging against the upper edge of the o, as shown. l'i hen the latches between the cane sections and the head block and one of the cane sections are released so as to pern t oi? the sliding movement of the sections and block, the ribs and rods will assume the pos tion indicated in the dotted ines, whereby the rib sections R will have slid-ably moved inwardly and downwardly V gs through the disk, with if the ribs lying within the cs 20 of the block, andthe rib o erhanging the edge of the disk "lg substantially parallel to the center line or axis of the umbrella.

In the collapsed or folded position, the umbrella has a very much reduced overall length and the width or cross-section size thereof has been increased but slightly. In such a. folded position, it is relatively compact and may be stored out of the Way until again needed, and in any number of suitable places and may be easily carried in any suitable container when traveling. The opening and closing of the umbrella is simple, quick and easy, and the cost' of construction of an umbrella embodying, my invention is but little, if any, greater than the present cost of the non-collapsible type.

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that various immaterial modifications may be made in the same Without departing from the spirit of my invention;

hence I do not wish to be limited to the exact form, arrangement, construction and combination of parts hereinshown and described, except as limited by the claims.

- What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:

1. A folding umbrella, comprising a cane,

a head block slidable thereon, cover-supporting ribs pivoted to said block, and'stay rods pivota lly connected at one end to said block and at their other end to said ribs.

2. A folding umbrella, comprising a telescopic cane member having an enlarged disk at one end and ahandle at the other end, a sleeve slidably mounted on said cane member, cover-supporting ribs slidably extended through said disk and pivoted atone end to said sleeve, and stay rods pivoted to said sleeve and to" said first-mentioned ribs.

3. A folding umbrella, comprising a plurality of slidably telescoping cane sections, a head block slidabl-e on one of said sections, a plurality of cover-supporting rib sections pivoted atone oftheir ends to said block, a second series of rib sections each hinged at one end to afirst-mentioned' rib section, and stay rods hinged to said second-mentioned rib sections and said block at their opposite ends. I

4. A folding umbrella, comprising a plurality of slidably telescoping cane sections, and enlarged disk fixed to one end thereof, a head block slidable on oneof said sections, a plurality of rib sections slidably extended through said disk andpivoted at one end to said block, a second series of rib sections hinged at one end to the other end of the -rst-mentioned ribs, and stay rods hinged at one end to said block and hinged at their other end intermediate the ends of the ribs of the second-mentioned series. v

5.- A folding umbrella, comprising a telescopic cane member having an enlarged disk at one end, provided with openings in a circumferentially'spaced seriestherethrough, a sleeve sl i'dabl'e on said cane member, c0versupporting ribs hinged at one *end to said sleeve and bent intermediate their ends so as to extend slidably through the openings upwardly and outwardly and thence extend downwardly and outwardly, a second series of ribs hinged to the outer ends of saidfirstmentioned ribs, and stay rods hinged at one end to said sleeve and at their other end to the ribs of the second series intermediate the ends thereof.

6. An umbrella comprising a handle, a

sleeve slidably mounted thereon, rib members having pivotal connection with the sleeve to fold against the handle, rib sections pivotally mounted upon the rib members, and means establishing connection between the sleeve and rib members to dispose the rib members and rib sections in end to end relation.

ALLEN HARTMAN. 

